Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'sake' occurs 189 times in the standard works.

50 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'sake' in the standard works and contain 26.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 19 minutes to read the entire list.

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1 Cor. 10:25-28 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 69:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:27-28 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 11:32-34 (3 in 3 verses)

Isa. 48:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

1 Ne. 20:9-11 (3 in 3 verses)

2 Kgs. 19:34 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 20:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 143:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 37:35 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 62:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Jacob 1:4 (2 in 1 verse)

Mosiah 4:26 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 93:46 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 5:50 (2 in 1 verse)

Gen. 18:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Ex. 21:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 5:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)


John 13:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

 13:37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.

 13:38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.




3 Ne. 12:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 85 147 232
NT 60 24 84
Matt. 12 3 15
Mark 8 2 10
Luke 5 1 6
John 5 3 8
Acts 2 1 3
Rom. 4 2 6
1 Cor. 6 3 9
2 Cor. 3 4 7
Eph. 1 0 1
Philip. 1 0 1
Col. 2 0 2
1 Thes. 2 1 3
1 Tim. 1 0 1
2 Tim. 0 2 2
Titus 1 0 1
Philem. 1 0 1
Heb. 0 1 1
1 Pet. 2 0 2
2 Pet. 0 1 1
1 Jn. 1 0 1
2 Jn. 1 0 1
3 Jn. 1 0 1
Rev. 1 0 1
BM 23 21 44
DC 13 17 30
PGP 8 0 8
TOTAL 189 209 398

John 11:15
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

John 12:9
Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

John 12:30
Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

John 13:37
Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.

John 13:38
Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

John 14:11
Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.

John 15:21
But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

John 17:19
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.